Xue Chongxun feels that being good at doing anything is secondary, and the most important thing is to "soak" time on it. At this time, those scholars who participated in the scientific examination, regardless of their talent and IQ, must first insist on reciting the classics repeatedly; In his previous life, Xue Chongxun also used the same method to learn mathematics, repeatedly training calculus and problem sea tactics.

Now that he has become a powerful prince and a politician, most of them are decided by his background, and he has not carefully thought about whether he is suitable for officialdom and whether he is good at politics...... Since you have to rely on power to survive, you can only spend as much time as possible on it.

Except for the days when he went to the imperial court, he usually stayed in the pro-kingdom during the day. The prime ministers usually come here in the afternoon to talk about things, just like the Taiping Princess Mansion in the past. The minister's entry and exit from the pro-kingdom is itself a sign of a kind of camp position. All six prime ministers (Lu Xiang resigned first, Cui Xiang was stabbed, and Liu An made up for the household department), Liu An is Xue Chongxun's descendant; Zhang said that Xue Chongxun was helped up to become a full-time prime minister, and he has been fighting hotly recently; Dou Huaizhen, the grass on the wall, was the first to find the momentum and moved closer to Gao's Xue Chongxun; Xiao Zhizhong, a member of the old Taiping Church, was with others; Cheng Qianli has a marriage relationship with him. Six prime ministers, five out of the house, and even the remaining one Li Shouyi, who does not often go to the pro-kingdom, has also been favored to stay in Zhongshu Province, and occasionally comes.

The Tang Dynasty government was in the hands of Xue Chongxun, and the recent reform of the law slowly began to integrate the old Taiping Party, and the development of the situation became more and more obvious.

Today Zhang said that he came, and then Liu An and Dou Huaizhen also came, and Xiao Zhizhong came last, and the four prime ministers talked about changing the law in the pro-kingdom. Xue Chongxun listened most of the time, occasionally asking small questions that didn't matter. Things are so strange, the more Xue Chongxun is like this, the more everyone feels that he has become deep and mature, and even Dou Huaizhen, an old minister who used to mix in front of the Taiping, does not dare to despise him.

The place where they spoke was in the main hall opposite the main gate of the kingdom, a two-zhang high pedestal, a two-story building, and the name was Xue Chongxun's own "Wind Full Building", which means "Wind Full Building", but everyone didn't know the source, because this poem was a poem of the late Tang Dynasty...... Everyone only thought that this upstairs was an open hall for ventilation.

The second floor of the main hall is an open hall, ventilated on all sides like a large wide pavilion, living on the upper floor with a wide view, the surrounding peach blossom forest, rows of weeping willows, artificial rivers, stone bridges are close to the bottom of the eye, and some corridor houses are the offices of the officials of the pro-kingdom. This garden is indeed beautifully repaired, but compared to the previous Taiping Princess's Mansion, the luxury is still not enough, the corridor inside is obviously smaller, and the roof is mostly made of ordinary green tiles. Because Xue Chongxun didn't care much about the prosperity of the mansion, the wealth he showed off was all imaginary, so he only repaired the budget allocated by the user department, of course, it couldn't be repaired. Only this main hall is built with a simple atmosphere that attracts people's attention.

Xue Chongxun sat on the soft collapse of the open hall, made a very careful listening expression and listened to Zhang Shuo and the others, the clothes on his body were still purple, and although he was a prince, he did not serve yellow...... Even the prince surnamed Li could not wear yellow, because the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty believed that red yellow (ochre yellow) was similar to the sun, and the sun was a symbol of the Son of Heaven. By the time of Tang Gaozong, the emperor was afraid of pornography and mixed with ochre yellow, and simply ordered the officials and people to prohibit wearing yellow.

And the officials sitting here are all senior members of the third rank or above in the court, and the official uniforms are also purple, and at first glance, everyone is wearing similar clothes.

The most he said was Zhang. It was in the preparatory stage of the law change, and he presided over the law change, so naturally he talked about that matter the most.

"During the time of Gaozong, the imperial court also set up the Governor's Mansion in the sixteen provinces of the world, but at that time, the domestic military source was mainly from the Zhichong Mansion, and there was no standing army, so the Governor's Mansion naturally had no soldiers to control, and at the same time it did not play a role in supervising local officials. Therefore, in the end, the Governor's Mansion has almost become an ornament, and the local military and political power is still in the hands of history and long history. The Governor's Mansion has become a burden and a good place to place officials who have lost power, and it is precisely because of these ineffective and unabolished yamen that the official system of our Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more bloated...... "Zhang said eloquently.

Dou Huaizhen also interjected cooperatively: "You can't cut it, can you?" Who wants to do that offending thing! ”

Zhang said: "Let's talk about changing the law, but we didn't talk about the rule of officials. Since it can't be cut, there is no need to add a new yamen to change the law, just change the governor's mansion and let them take charge of the army. In view of the shortage of troops in the Ochichong Prefecture, the intention of this change was to prevent the military situation of being heavy on the outside and light on the inside, and it was necessary to expand the scale of the official health and garrison the local army of the Governor's Office. ”

When Xue Chongxun heard this, words such as "Jiedu Envoy" and "Warlord Division" suddenly appeared in his mind. In the past, he wanted to increase the degree of power in order to develop his power in Longyou; But the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, Taiping suddenly withdrew from the power field, and he was pushed to the forefront of the center......

Different positions and different angles naturally lead to different things to do. Now that he is sitting in the center, of course, he does not want to see the place sitting bigger, and the checks and balances are his position.

Originally, from the point of view of stabilizing the power of the center, the government military system was the best military system, because in the case of the government military system zuò as the main battle force, the army could not be assembled when there was nothing to do, so naturally there was no condition to form a warlord and could not threaten the power of the Beijing division. However, whenever a dynasty matures, it is accompanied by land annexation, and there will be fewer and fewer yeoman farmers, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the government will deteriorate...... The Tang Dynasty was not bad.

Xue Chongxun's idea was to use the excuse to change the status quo that everyone knew to achieve the goal of controlling the military power of Chang'an. Of course, his main purpose is not to strengthen the country and strengthen the army, but to compete for power and profit. There is no way, people don't kill for themselves.

Judging from Zhang Shuo's remarks, Zhang Xianggong also fully understood the intentions of the above, and Xue Chongxun couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart when he heard his tone of being for the country and the people.

However, in an important place, Xue Chongxun still reminded: "Give the Governor's Mansion military power, and at the same time, we must also prevent the tail from falling out, let them concentrate on the army, and must not get involved in the finances and taxes of the local yamen......"

Zhang Shuo hugged his fists and said: "What King Jin said is extremely true, we should think of this joint, and we must think repeatedly when changing the law." ”

At this time, Liu An talked about the tax reform again, although the reform is still in the preparatory stage and has not yet been officially promulgated, but the military department wants to expand the "official health", the financial expenditure must obviously be greatly increased, and the source of income and the reduction of expenditure must also be carried out at the same time.

Liu An first proposed a series of methods to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and then focused on two important household reform ideas: salt administration and grain administration.

"The salt law, all the old and new salt people, are registered, compiled into the household registration of the pavilion, subordinate to the salt and iron envoys, free from miscellaneous duties, specializing in boiling salt and paying officials, and stealing and cooking smugglers are judged by the law; Set up a salt administration agency in the place where the salt comes out of the mountain and sea wells, the small one is the pavilion, the middle one is the field, and the large one is the prison, and the salt is collected. After the official collection, the salt tax was added to the selling price, and the tax was added to the price, and then resold to the merchants; After the merchants paid the price and received the salt, they were able to freely transport and sell it, and the states and counties they passed through were no longer taxed, and the merchants in the remote countryside rarely visited, and the government set up Changping salt to meet their shortages...... "Liu An said confidently, "The new salt law is the cross: the civil system, the official collection, the official sale, the commercial transportation, and the commercial sales. ”

Speaking of which, Xiao Zhizhong, who has always been cautious and low-key and conservative, is also full of praise, and others also nod their heads frequently.

Liu An got a little carried away for a while, and said proudly: "The country is rich in salt and salt in businessmen, and businessmen are in charge of the people, but the people in the world, whether rich or poor, have lost money to officials!" Because the finances are sufficient, Zhang Xianggong wants to increase the number of soldiers by 100,000. ”

Zhang said that he had a way to make money, and he was also quite excited, "There is no one in the world who manages money, and there is no one better than Liu Xianggong." ”

Dou Huaizhen also hurriedly seized the opportunity to pat the horse: "Today's imperial court has many talents, the country is rich and the soldiers are just around the corner, and the wisdom and wisdom of the King of Jin are the most indispensable." ”

Xue Chongxun laughed, didn't comment on the matter, and only said to Liu An in a concerned tone: "Liu Xianggong's eye circles are all black, and it's been a hard time. Your contribution to the country will definitely have a place to be written in history. ”

Liu An pretended to be modest, and hurriedly praised Xue Chongxun: "King Jin changed the Cao Yun Law the year before last, and I was deeply touched...... The passage of water and the lack of cultivation of the law are still greater than the poor governance of officials. Our generation is powerless to stop people's greed and selfishness, and only by starting from the law can we improve the current situation. ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Let Li Xianggong (Li Shouyi) do a good job of governing people, anyway, he is jealous and hateful and not afraid of offending people, let's give him a place to show himself." ”

Dou Huaizhen said with respect on his face: "The King of Jin knows how to make good use of people, which is really a blessing for the country." ”

Who doesn't want to hear the good words of "where and where ......"? Xue Chongxun's face was full of smiles, and he said in a good mood, "As long as we work together sincerely, we will definitely be able to do something great and create a prosperous country that will last for centuries, and I wish you all the public encouragement." ”

The four prime ministers saluted together and said: "Sincerely join hands to create a prosperous world." ”

Xue Chongxun laughed, pointed at Liu An happily and said, "I really didn't misunderstand you, isn't there still a grain policy, let's talk about it, hurry up." ”

"Half a year of grain deposit into the liquidation, so as not to hurt the peasants, when the famine, green and yellow do not receive the price of grain rise, open and close the position to close the grain price, the people benefit, the country profits. From the fact that 'Cang Liao knows etiquette, food and clothing are sufficient and knows honor and disgrace', the world is handed over. ”

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Xue Chongxun was in a very good mood today, and he called the catering officer to get wine and food, and called Xue Liu: "Go get some courtesans, I will drink with the prime minister tonight, and I won't get drunk or return...... Go and invite Cheng Xianggong and Li Xianggong to also come and place an invitation. I said I wanted to buy the light rain between the water clouds, did you come to the house? ”

"Haven't you heard about Lang Jun?"

Xue Chongxun said: "By the way, I asked her to decide for herself...... Then you go to Sister Du and ask her to send some people over to help out in an emergency. ”G